I really miss my American friend Nick. It's nearly four years _____we last meet.
A.that | B.as | C.until | D.since |
科目:高中英语 来源:2011-2012学年浙江省温州市十校联合体高三期中联考英语卷 题型:阅读理解
I try not to be biased(偏见)but I had my doubts about hiring Stevie. His social worker assured me that he would be a good, reliable busboy. But I had never had a mentally handicapped employee. He was short, a little fat, with the smooth facial features and thick-togued speech of Down’s Syndrome(唐氏综合症). I thought most of my customers would be uncomfortable around Stevie, so I closely watched him for the first few weeks.
I shouldn’t have worried. After the first week, Stevie had my staff wrapped around his stubby little finger, and within a month my regular trucker customers had adopted him as their official truck stop mascot. After that, I really didn't care what the rest of the customers thought of him. He was like a 21-year-old in blue jeans and Nikes, eager to laugh and eager to please, but fierce in his attention to his duties. Every salt and pepper shaker was exactly in its place, not a bread crumb or coffee spill was visible when Stevie got done with the table. Our only problem was persuading him to wait to clean a table until after the customers were finished.
Over time, we learned that he lived with his mother, a widow who was disabled. Money was tight, and what I paid him was probably the difference between them being able to live together and Stevie being sent to a group home.
That's why the restaurant was a gloomy place that morning last August, the first morning in three years that Stevie missed work. He was at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester getting a heart surgery. His social worker said that people with Downs Syndrome often had heart problems at an early age and there was a good chance he would come through the surgery in good shape and be back at work in a few months.
A ripple of excitement ran through the staff later that morning when word came that he was out of surgery, in recovery, and doing fine. Frannie, my head waitress, did a little dance when she heard the good news. Belle Ringer, one of our regular trucker customers, stared at her and asked, “Okay, Frannie, what was that all about?”
"We just got word that Stevie is out of surgery and going to be okay."
"I was wondering where he was. I had a new joke to tell him. What was the surgery about?"
Frannie quickly told Belle Ringer and the other two drivers sitting at his booth about Stevie's surgery, then sighed: "Yeah, I'm glad he is going to be OK," she said. "But I don't know how he and his Mom are going to handle all the bills. From what I hear, they're barely getting by as it is."
Belle Ringer nodded thoughtfully, and Frannie hurried off to wait on the rest of her tables.
After the morning rush, Frannie walked into my office. She had a couple of paper napkins in her hand.
"What's up?" I asked.
“I cleared off that table where Belle Ringer and his friends were sitting after they left, and I found this. This was folded and tucked under a coffee cup."
She handed the napkin to me, and three $20 bills fell onto my desk when I opened it. On the outside, in big, bold letters, was printed "Something For Stevie".
That was three months ago. Today is New Year’s day , the first day Stevie is supposed to be back to work. His placement worker said he had been counting the days until the doctor said he could work, I arranged to have his mother bring him to work, met them in the parking lot and invited them both to celebrate his day back. I took him and his mother by their arms. “To celebrate you coming back, breakfast for you and your mother is on me.”
I led them toward a large corner booth. I could feel and hear truck customers and the rest of the staff following behind as we marched through the dining room. We stopped in front of the big table. Its surface was covered with coffee cups and dinner plates, all sitting slightly on dozens of folded paper napkins.
"First thing you have to do, Stevie, is clean up this mess," I said.
Stevie looked at me, and then pulled out one of the napkins. It had "Something for Stevie" printed on the outside. As he picked it up, two $10 bills fell onto the table. Stevie stared at the money, then at all the napkins peeking from beneath the tableware, each with his name printed on it.
I turned to his mother. “There's more than $10,000 in cash and checks on that table, all from truckers and trucking companies that heard about your problems. Happy Thanksgiving!”
While everybody else was busy shaking hands and hugging each other, Stevie, with a big, big smile on his face, was busy clearing all the cups and dishes from the table.
【小题1】Why did the author have doubts about hiring Stevie?
A.Stevie was not that reliable. | B.Stevie was mentally disabled |
C.Stevie was too short and fat. | D.Stevie was bad-tempered |
A.That he made customers uncomfortable. | B.That he couldn’t pay attention to his duties. |
C.That he often spilled cups of coffee. | D.That he usually cleaned the table too early. |
A.could help Stevie out of the trouble | B.could send Stevie to a group home |
C.couldn’t thoroughly solve Stevie’s problem | D.could make a great difference to Stevie’s life |
A.Stevie could pick up the money that was given to him. |
B.The table was so dirty that it needed cleaning. |
C.It was Stevie’s duty to clean the table. |
D.She wanted to congratulate Stevie on his coming back. |
A.His special appearance. | B.His hard work and optimism. |
C.His funny speeches and actions. | D.His kind-hearted behaviour. |
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My grandson is seven now. He lives 100 miles away. He 36 my mobile phone number when he was only four. 37 , he has called me every night.
He also 38 calls me at other times during the day just to 39 a happy or sad moment. Many times he is holding a basketball with one hand, or 40 with a friend about something I don’t quite 41 , or crying about something. I just 42 and laugh or cry with him — just share his emotion. I always let him be in 43 of the conversation, the emotion, and the amount of time he’s on the 44 with me. Many times I just listen to him 45 or listen while he does his homework aloud.
The 46 time I take control of the conversation is when he’s 47 to say goodbye at night. Then I say, “I love you, baby”. One 48 I thought maybe he was 49 of hearing those words, so I didn’t say them. He immediately called me back and told me that I 50 to say the sentence! Since then I have never 51 saying it again!
All my friends know he takes precedence over (比……重要) all other things. If I’m at a place where I really can’t take his 52 , I always excuse myself and 53 tell him I’ll call him back in a few minutes. I want him to know that he takes first place in my 54 .
Every child needs at least one 55 in their life to listen and share with. I am glad to give my grandson the love he needs.
1. A.memorized B.kept C.noticed D.wrote
2. A.Once again B.Since then C.Later on D.Shortly after
3. A.briefly B.directly C.instantly D.frequently
4. A.express B.discuss C.share D.mark
5. A.comparing B.laughing C.studying D.quarrelling
6. A.understand B.enjoy C.believe D.remember
7. A.look B.talk C.sit D.listen
8. A.charge B.need C.support D.face
9. A.conversation B.phone C.way D.game
10. A.play B.sleep C.lie D.act
11. A.last B.only C.perfect D.right
12. A.willing B.determined C.ready D.eager
13. A.day B.night C.weekend D.morning
14. A.afraid B.tired C.aware D.ashamed
15. A.decided B.learnt C.agreed D.forgot
16. A.escaped B.failed C.missed D.denied
17. A.invitation B.call C.help D.attention
18. A.naturally B.politely C.simply D.happily
19. A.work B.brain C.appointment D.heart
20. A.friend B.grandparent C.adult D.teacher
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科目:高中英语 来源:贵州省09-10学年度高二下学期3月月考试英语 题型:阅读理解
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By now there were several people standing around me, my mom, and the little broken bush(灌木丛).
“Son, would you like me to call an ambulance?” some men said.
“No,” my mom yelled. “I’m fine. Please go away!”
“She’s learning to ride,” I tried to explain to all those who were not going to go away.
“Oh, all right!” My mom sat up and brushed the grass and leaves off her sweater. Finally she stood up. Everyone began to clap(鼓掌), and my mom’s face turned bright pink.
“Thank you very much, but as you can see, I’m just fine.” Mom took a few steps around to show them that she wasn’t hiding a broken leg. Everyone clapped again and then went on their way.
“Enough for today?” I asked hopefully.
“No,” she said in a way that surprised me. “I almost had it, and then I let myself get scared. I know I can do it this time!” Now this sounded more like my mom, for I’d never known my mom to be afraid of anything before. I helped her pull the bike out of the bush and push it up the hill.
She didn’t look quite so pale this time. She got on the bike again and went down the hill. I ran down the hill after her. She had ridden quite a way ahead of me when she looked back over her shoulder, smiling. Then she gave me a thumbs-up(翘拇指) sign.
“No, no!” I yelled. “Use both hands!”
But it was too late. Again.
“Mom! Are you hurt?” I ran up to her in the grass.
This time she was laughing. “Did you see me? I did it! I really did it!” Then she stopped and looked at me. “I mean,” she said, “we did it.”
60. From the passage we can learn that the author ____.
A. was helping his mother learn to ride a bike
B. went on a picnic with his mother by bike
C. was learning to ride a bike by himself
D. could ride a bike as well as his mother could
61. Those people were not going to go away because they ____.
A. would wait until the police came
B. wanted to see if the author’s mother was OK
C. thought it was a terrible traffic accident
D. worried about the little broken bush
62. The underlined word “it” (in paragraph 8) most probably refers to ____.
A. the ambulance B. the sweater
C. the skill of riding a bike D. the courage to stand up
63. What happened after the author’s mother gave him a thumbs-up sign?
A. She forgot how to ride a bike. B. She broke one of her legs.
C. She was hit by something. D. She fell off the bike.
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科目:高中英语 来源:2010年江西省高三10月月考英语卷 题型:其他题
对话填空(共10小题;每小题1分,满分10分)
(C=Clare;M=Mr Brown)
C:Can I have a (76) w with you now, Mr Brown? 1.
M:Sure ,what is it?
C:Well.I fell very lonely .How I wish I had a friend to (77) t to! 2.
M:Sit here,please.Take it easy.
C:Well,I (78) s most of my time studying and I hardly talk to 3.
my classmates.
M:I see .Actually many middle school students have this problem.
C:Really? Then what should I do.
M:The most (79) i thing is to build confidence. You should believe 4.
that you are a good person to (80) m friends with. 5.
C:I see .What else can I do?
M:Smile at your classmates.Your smile will show that you are (81) f 6.
to them so that they may love to be friends with you and talk to you.
C:Sometimes ,I do want to talk ,but I just don't know how to begin
a (82 )c 7.
M:There are many things you can talk about .You can (83) d your 8.
Studies and you can also talk about your hobbies with each other.If a
Classmate is in (84) t , you should be ready to help. 9.
C:Well, thanks , Mr Brown. I'm (85) f much better now. 10.
M:you'are welcome, 'm sure you will have many friends very soon.
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科目:高中英语 来源:20102011山西省高二5月份月考英语试题 题型:短文改错
假定英语课上老师要求同桌之间交换修改作文,请你修改你同桌写的以下作文。文中共有10处语言错误,每句中最多有两处。错误涉及一个单词的增加、删除或修改。
增加:在缺词处加一个漏字符号(^)。并在其下面写出该加的词。
删除:把多余的词用斜线(/)划掉。
修改:在错的词下划一横线,并在该词下面写出修改后的词。
注意:1 每处错误及其修改均仅限一词;
2 只允许修改10处,多者(从第11处起)不记分。
I’m a senior high school student from China. I have some problems these days but I really need your advices.
The foreign teacher had just come to our school from Canada. I feel luckily enough to attend in his class. I really want to talk to him in English, but my speaking English is not so good and I do care about how my classmates might think of me. Besides, I’m afraid of making my foreign teacher unhappy, because I know less about the culture of Canada.
What should I do? I would appreciate it if you could help me out the problems.
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